HausBots: De-risking the inspection of industrial storage tanks, via a cost efficient, wall climbing, ultrasonic probe robot that generates 3D visual representations of hazardous industrial confined spaces

HausBots：通过具有成本效益的爬壁超声波探头机器人，生成危险工业密闭空间的 3D 视觉表示，降低工业储罐检查的风险

• 批准号: 10032554
• 金额: $ 43.93万
• 依托单位: HAUSBOTS LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10032554
• 关键词: HausBots; De; risking; inspection; industrial

HausBots seeks to drastically de-risk industrial storage tank inspection, via a cost-efficient, wall climbing robot that generates 3D visual representations of hazardous, industrial confined spaces.Inspection of industrial assets such as storage tanks is expensive and dangerous. If work at height is involved, then scaffolding, rope access or platforms need to be used for access. Use of this equipment can often incur ~50% of project costs in rental or lease, which can regularly be in the region of +£100k for inspections. Furthermore, confined spaces can present issues such as chemical exposure risk, therefore subject to strict health and safety regulations.In this project, HausBots focuses on internal and external non-ferrous tank inspections, where existing state-of-the-art solutions either do not function, or have a limited capacity. To enable this, HausBots will redesign the existing HB1 robot, which uses a patent pending 'downward force' technique that allows a robot to climb vertical or horizontal surfaces, of any material type.Adaptations will produce HB1800, a miniaturisation of existing HB1 technology, allowing the robot to adhere to a smaller diameter of storage tank (1800mm+), along with integration of state-of-the-art ultrasonic thickness measurement sensors and 3D visualisation camera feeds. In addition, HausBots will develop custom asset visualisation software, enabling clients to inspect assets 3D, and combine both visual data and ultrasonic data in an online portal of the inspected tank.Project outputs are expected to:* Reduce working at height, leading to cost-efficiency gains and improve safety* Reduce workplace deaths and injuries associated with entering confined spaces* Allow cost-efficient, frequent inspections, further de-risking industrial operational environments

Hausbots试图通过具有成本效益的墙上攀岩机器人产生3D的危险，工业限制空间的3D视觉表示。如果涉及高度工作，则需要使用脚手架，绳索访问或平台进行访问。该设备的使用通常可能会在租赁或租赁中占项目成本的50％，这可能定期在 +£10万英镑的检查区域。此外，狭窄的空间可能会出现诸如化学暴露风险之类的问题，因此受严格的健康和安全法规的规定。在本项目中，豪斯伯特（Hausbots）专注于内部和外部的非有产性坦克检查，而现有的最新解决方案不起作用，或者具有有限的容量。 To enable this, HausBots will redesign the existing HB1 robot, which uses a patent pending 'downward force' technique that allows a robot to climb vertical or horizo​​ntal surfaces, of any material type.Adaptations will produce HB1800, a miniaturisation of existing HB1 technology, allowing the robot to adhere to a smaller diameter of storage tank (1800mm+), along with integration of state-of-the-art ultrasonic厚度测量传感器和3D可视化摄像头进料。此外，Hausbots将开发自定义的资产可视化软件，使客户能够检查资产3D，并将视觉数据和超声数据结合在受检查的储罐的在线门户中。预计，预期的是：*降低高度工作，使成本效率的增长和改善的工作场所的死亡和伤害降低，允许成本范围允许成本相关，并允许成本范围允许且效率高，并允许成本效率相关，并在效率上效力，并允许效率效率效率，并允许效率高效，效率高效地效率，并效法效率高效，效率高效地效率地效果，效率高效地效率高效，效率高效地效率高效，效率高效，效率高效地效率高效，效率高效地效果。